单词 | receptance |
释义 | receptancen. 1. Reception; acceptance. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > [noun] > reception > of ideas, proposals, etc. receptance1643 reception1646 1643 W. Lithgow Present Surveigh London & Englands State sig. C4 Fammouth in Cornewall is become the mother Harlot of these bastard-begotten Brigants, being the chief place of their receptance and refuge. 1681 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 128 A solemn speech..which mett with a gracious receptance from his majestie. 1727 R. Bradley Compl. Body Husbandry p. xi I have taken all imaginable care to render this work useful and profitable to all who are concerned in the business of husbandry, so I doubt not but it will meet with a favourable receptance. 1766 T. Sadler Poems Var. Subj. 42 All things were ready and provided, For their Receptance. 1852 A. J. Davis Princ. Nature ii. 307 A perfect flower being unfolded to the receptance of light and heat from the surrounding elements. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 114 It is curious to notice what immediate receptance any discovery obtains, which seems to establish a point in what is called sacred history. 1958 Folklore Stud. 17 284 The receptance of her husband's personal effects by the bride, such as pillows, mats, blankets, and such rice, cotton, and other goods he may own. 1993 HFD (Nexis) 25 Oct. 20 The Natural Light, Panama City, Fla., expanded its Cottage Living collection with some products offering distressed white finishes, which had ‘a strong’ receptance. 2001 C. Haines & K. Houston in D. Holton Teaching & Learning Math. at Univ. Level vi. 433 Engagement in modelling or investigation requires active learning on the part of students as opposed to passive receptance. 2. Mechanics. The ratio of the resulting displacement to the exciting force in an oscillation or vibration. Frequently attributive. Cf. compliance n. 8. ΚΠ 1954 R. E. D. Bishop in Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 58 703/1 The theory is now known as that of ‘receptance’; a previous title—of ‘mechanical admittance’—has been discarded owing to the possibility of its confusion with electrical terminology. 1992 Proc. Royal Soc. 439 514 Suppose we know the response q1 to a unit force at q1, i.e. the end receptance of the system. 2004 M. Sargeant & B. J. Stone in H. Rahnejat & S. Rothberg Multi-body Dynamics 303 Receptances are used in a systems based approach to vibration modelling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1643 |
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